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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2518
Author: Hall (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 13-0, 6/12/12
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, De Le�n, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters,
Wyland, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-1, 05/10/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Gambling: Gambling Control Act
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill revises the definition of applicant to
no longer include any person who is about to apply for a
state gambling license, or other licenses, permits, or
approvals, as specified.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Provides, under the Gambling Control Act (Act), for the
licensure of certain individuals and establishments
involved in various gambling activities, by the
California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) and the
enforcement of those activities by the Department of
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Justice (DOJ).
2. Requires the CGCC to ensure that licenses, approvals,
and permits are not issued to, or held by, unqualified
or disqualified persons, or by persons whose operations
are conducted in a manner that is inimical to the public
health, safety, or welfare.
3. Authorizes the CGCC, for any cause deemed reasonable by
the CGCC, to deny any application for a license, permit,
or approval, to limit, condition, or restrict any
license, permit, or approval, or to impose any fine upon
any person licensed or approved.
4. Defines an "applicant" as any person who has applied
for, or is about to apply for, a state gambling license,
or other licenses, permits, or approvals, as specified.
Background
The Act provides CGCC with jurisdiction over the operation
of gambling establishments in California. The Act assigns
CGCC the responsibility of assuring that gambling licenses
are not issued to, or held by, unqualified or disqualified
persons, or by persons whose operations are conducted in a
manner that is harmful to the public health, safety, or
welfare. The Act directs CGCC to issue licenses only to
those persons of good character, honesty and integrity,
whose prior activities, criminal record, if any;
reputation, habits and associations do not pose a threat to
the public interest of this state. DOJ conducts background
and field investigations and enforces the provisions of the
Act in this regard.
Comments
Purpose of the bill . The current definition of an
applicant, under the Act, includes individuals who are
about to apply for a state gambling license, or other
licenses, permits, or approvals. According to the author,
"the definition of an applicant should not include
individuals who have not actually applied for a gambling
license. This bill would clarify and codify in law that an
applicant, for purposes of the Act, will only include
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individuals who have applied for a gambling license, or
other licenses, permits, or approvals with the CGCC." This
clarification will help to strengthen the definition of an
applicant by no longer including would be applicants in the
definition.
Related Legislation
AB 2526 (Hall, 2012) revises the definition of a "key
employee" to any person employed in the operation of a
gambling enterprise in a supervisory capacity or empowered
to make discretionary decisions with regard to the gambling
operations.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-1, 5/10/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Eng,
Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Knight,
Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby,
Pan, Perea, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams,
John A. P�rez
NOES: Gorell
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cook, Donnelly, Fletcher, Furutani,
Halderman, Jeffries, Jones, Mansoor, Olsen, V. Manuel
P�rez, Yamada
DLW:do 6/13/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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